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In any other month, we’d be paying a lot of attention to the fact that America’s new vehicle market was stagnant; that car sales were down; that small car sales were particularly poor.
But this is early January, and the December 2013 sales we’re all analyzing come alongside year end figures. And 2013, as a whole, was a good year for the U.S. auto industry, better than any period since 2007.
The Automotive News Data Center says car sales fell 3.5% in December 2013. This tabulation shows car sales falling 3.2%.
• All 158 Cars Ranked By 2013 Year End & December U.S. Sales
As you’ll see in the tables below, U.S. compact car sales slid 11% in December. Subcompact car sales were down 4% in December 2013. The four small city cars – all unique – were 28% off December 2012’s pace. The Fiat 500, Mini Cooper, Volkswagen Beetle, and two Asian alternatives – Veloster and tC – fell 9%.
In 2013, the best-selling compact, best-selling car, and third-best-selling car overall was the Honda Civic. America’s top-selling subcompact in 2013 was the Nissan Versa. Its lead over the second-ranked Chevrolet Sonic was 31,706-units strong in 2013. The Civic outsold the Toyota Corolla (and its discontinued Matrix hatchback offshoot) by 34,000 sales this year, up from a 26,962-unit gap in 2012.
You can click any model name in the tables below to find historical monthly and yearly U.S. auto sales data. You can also select a make and model at GCBC’s Sales Stats page. These tables are now sortable, so you can rank subcompacts, compacts, city cars, and all small cars any which way you like. Suggestions on how GCBC should break down segments can be passed on through the Contact page.
Click Column Headers To Sort • December 2014 • January 2014 • November 2013 • December 2012
|
Compact
|
December
2013 |
December
2012 |
%
Change |
2013
|
2012
|
%
Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
1573
|
2485 | -36.7% | 20,430 | 12,251 | 66.8% | |
|
2929
|
4820 | -39.2% | 45,527 | 41,042 | 10.9% | |
|
18,162
|
21,230 | -14.5% | 248,224 | 237,758 | 4.4% | |
|
5449
|
6105 | -10.7% | 83,388 | 25,304 | 230% | |
|
15,569
|
22,604 | -31.1% | 234,570 | 245,922 | -4.6% | |
|
29,000
|
33,118 | -12.4% | 336,180 | 317,909 | 5.7% | |
|
21,692
|
19,024 | 14.0% | 247,912 | 202,034 | 22.7% | |
|
4302
|
4276 | 0.6% | 66,146 | 75,681 | -12.6% | |
|
7669
|
10,297 | -25.5% | 104,713 | 123,361 | -15.1% | |
|
1362
|
1301 | 4.7% | 19,451 | 16,426 | 18.4% | |
|
10,799
|
7755 | 39.3% | 129,143 | 106,395 | 21.4% | |
|
6629
|
7505 | -11.7% | 76,825 | 81,799 | -6.1% | |
|
—
|
1051 | -100% | 2859 | 12,860 | -77.8% | |
|
22,562
|
24,679 | -8.6% | 302,180 | 290,947 | 3.9% | |
|
1852
|
2854 | -35.1% | 30,931 | 40,885 | -24.3% | |
|
15,393
|
15,661 | -1.7% | 163,793 | 180,424 | -3.9% | |
|
—
|
—
|
— | — | — | — | — |
|
Total
|
164,942
|
184,765 | -10.7% | 2,112,272 | 2,010,998 | 5.0% |
|
Subcompact
|
December
2013 |
December
2012 |
%
Change |
2013
|
2012
|
%
Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Chevrolet Aveo
|
—
|
3 | -100% | 2 | 67 | -97.0% |
|
4435
|
5990 | -26.0% | 85,646 | 81,247 | 5.4% | |
|
4476
|
5612 | -20.2% | 71,073 | 56,775 | 25.2% | |
|
4617
|
3680 | 25.5% | 53,513 | 49,346 | 8.4% | |
|
7100
|
2933 | 142% | 60,458 | 61,004 | -0.9% | |
|
2156
|
2343 | -8.0% | 40,742 | 40,275 | 1.2% | |
|
1228
|
2967 | -58.6% | 11,757 | 19,315 | -39.1% | |
|
1388
|
— | — | 2935 | — | — | |
|
8864
|
10,618 | -16.5% | 117,352 | 113,327 | 3.6% | |
|
2810
|
3151 | -10.8% | 41,979 | 35,733 | 17.5% | |
|
601
|
1999 | -69.9% | 21,342 | 30,590 | -30.2% | |
|
—
|
—
|
— | — | — | — | — |
|
Total
|
37,675
|
39,296 | -4.1% | 506,799 | 487,679 | 3.9% |
|
City Car
|
December
2013 |
December
2012 |
%
Change |
2013
|
2012
|
%
Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
1712
|
2229 | -23.2% | 34,130 | 12,385 | 176% | |
|
11
|
77 | -85.7% | 1029 | 588 | 75.0% | |
|
201
|
576 | -65.1% | 4046 | 8879 | -54.4% | |
|
855
|
996 | -14.2% | 9264 | 10,009 | -7.4% | |
|
—
|
—
|
— | — | — | — | — |
|
Total
|
2779
|
3878 | -28.3% | 48,469 | 31,861 | 52.1% |
|
Sporty Hatchbacks
|
December
2013 |
December
2012 |
%
Change |
2013
YTD |
2012
YTD |
%
Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Fiat 500 *
|
2324
|
3707 | -37.3% | 35,834 | 43,772 | -18.1% |
|
3047
|
1976 | 54.2% | 30,711 | 34,862 | -11.9% | |
|
3887
|
4232 | -8.2% | 41,915 | 45,111 | -7.1% | |
|
Scion tC *
|
1143
|
1383 | -17.4% | 19,094 | 22,666 | -15.8% |
|
2819
|
3182 | -11.4% | 43,134 | 29,174 | 47.9% | |
|
—
|
—
|
— | — | — | — | — |
|
Total
|
13,220
|
14,480 | -8.7% | 170,688 | 175,585 | -2.8% |
|
Tall Hatchbacks & Crossovers
|
December
2013 |
December
2012 |
%
Change |
2013
|
2012
|
% Change
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
2761
|
— | — | 31,956 | — | — | |
|
—
|
— | — | 3 | 21 | -85.7% | |
|
—
|
31 | -100% | 45 | 10,176 | -99.6% | |
|
1421
|
— | — | 7402 | — | — | |
|
6345
|
7177 | -11.6% | 118,079 | 115,778 | 2.0% | |
|
2055
|
2224 | -7.6% | 21,325 | 21,012 | 1.5% | |
|
650
|
— | — | 3262 | — | — | |
|
2358
|
1770 | 33.2% | 24,951 | 18,091 | 37.9% | |
|
432
|
589 | -26.7% | 5461 | 7667 | -28.8% | |
|
3076
|
2739 | 12.3% | 38,157 | 36,358 | 4.9% | |
|
1288
|
1391 | -7.4% | 17,849 | 19,787 | -9.8% | |
|
662
|
677 | -2.2% | 9005 | 10,756 | -16.3% | |
|
5525
|
3409 | 62.1% | 53,741 | 7396 | 627% | |
|
—
|
—
|
— | — | — | — | — |
|
Total
|
26,573
|
20,007 | 32.8% | 331,236 | 247,042 | 34.1% |
Source: Automakers & ANDC
* indicates a vehicle which is also shown in another GCBC segment breakdown.
GCBC isn’t here to break down segments, an impossible task for any group, but to display sales data for the sake of comparison. The more ways sales data can be displayed, the better, right? This explains why you’ll see the Encore and XV Crosstrek are listed with small SUVs, too, and the Acura ILX shown with mainstream cars is also displayed with luxury cars… because readers have wanted it both ways. You can always find the sales results for EVERY vehicle and form your own competitive sets by using the All Vehicle Rankings posts.
RECOMMENDED READING
Small Car Sales In America – December 2014 & Year End
Small Car Sales In America – January 2014
Small Car Sales In America – November 2013 YTD
Small Car Sales In America – December 2012 & 2012 Year End
Top 20 Best-Selling Cars In America – December 2013
Top 25 Best-Selling Cars In America – 2013 Year End
U.S. Auto Sales Brand Rankings – December 2013 & 2013 Year End
Midsize Car Sales In America – December 2013 & Year End